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General Tudor History Quiz

Claire Ridgway

Grab a coffee and tease those brain cells of yours with this fun general Tudor history quiz from Rebecca Larson. Can you get 100%?

General Tudor Quiz

Q1) To which of her ladies-in-waiting did Elizabeth I refer as 'that She-Wolf'?

Lettice Knollys

Elizabeth Throckmorton

Bess of Hardwick

Catherine Carey

Correct! Lettice Knollys married Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth's favourite.
Wrong! It was Lettice Knollys. She married Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth's favourite.

Q2) Queen Elizabeth contracted smallpox in 1562, at which location?

Hatfield House

Greenwich Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Richmond Palace

Correct!
Wrong! She was at Richmond.

Q3) Wyatt's Rebellion led to the execution of Lady Jane Grey, who was the monarch at the time?

Henry VIII

Edward VI

Mary I

Elizabeth I

Correct!
Wrong! It was Mary I.

Q4) These lyrics in "Sing a Song of Sixpence" are said to refer to which royal couple? 'The king was in his counting house, Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlour, Eating bread and honey.'

Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon

Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

Richard III and Anne Neville

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Correct!
Wrong! It's Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

Q5) What was the name of Katherine Parr's favourite pet?

Purkoy

Rig

Gardiner

Urian

Correct! He was a Spaniel.
Wrong! It was Rig, her spaniel.

Q6) Anne of Cleves received which of these estates as part of her divorce settlement from Henry VIII?

Richmond Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Eltham Palace

Sudeley Castle

Correct!
Wrong! It was Richmond.

Q7) What was Jane Seymour's original family emblem?

Pomegranate

Phoenix

Peacock

Pear

Correct! She used the phoenix when she was queen.
Wrong! It was the peacock. Jane used the phoenix when she was queen.

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